George Marion Reid, III, husband of Annie Caroline Butt Reid, of Charleston, SC, entered into eternal rest on the afternoon of July 22, 2009. His funeral services will be held in St. Philip’s Episcopal Church Saturday, July 25, 2009 at ten o’clock. A reception will follow the service in the Church Parish Hall with interment afterwards in Magnolia Cemetery. Marion was born in Charleston, SC, May 10, 1926, a son of George Marion Reid and Henrietta Elisabeth Stevens Reid. He graduated from Miss Watts’ School, Craft School and the High School of Charleston. At age 17 he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and served in Italy during World War II. After the War he attended The Citadel and flew private airplanes. In 1952, Mr. Reid was appointed Director of the Charleston Municipal Airport where he served for thirty years, overseeing many changes in the field of aviation. He worked to protect forgotten historical places owned by the airport such as the Andre Michaux Garden site and Fort Trenholm. All of his life he loved sailing and competed in regattas and ocean racing. In his retirement, he established Stono River Stable. On this farm, he created Blacklock Nature Preserve, where he worked until his death, using his knowledge of lowcountry plants and wildlife to create and protect the natural habitat. He was a past president of the Southeastern Airport Managers Association, a member of The Society of the Cincinnati, the General Society of Colonial Wars, the Carolina Yacht Club, and the South Carolina Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association. He was a life-long member of St. Philips Episcopal Church. He is survived by his wife of thirty years, Annie Caroline Butt Reid of Johns Island, SC; three daughters: Dr. Elisabeth Reid Gelber (Peter) of Montezuma, GA, Mrs. Jennifer Reid Walt of Waynesville, NC, and Miss Rachel Stanyarne Reid of Charleston, SC: one son: George Marion Reid, IV of Charleston, SC; one brother: William Stevens Reid, one nephew: William Stevens Reid, Jr.; and two grandchildren: Elisabeth Walt and Margaret Gelber. Memorials may be made to St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 142 Church Street, Charleston, SC 29401 or Charleston Animal Society, 2455 Remount Road, North Charleston, SC 29406. Arrangements by J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL. Visit our guestbook at www.postandcourier.com/deaths. Tags: 1951
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